Food-borne Illness

Emerging Topics

RRT

FSMA

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Norovirus outbreaks are common because the virus spreads quickly from infected people to others, and through contaminated foods and surfaces. Outbreaks happen throughout the year, but most often from November to April.

Hepatitis A is a contagious liver disease that results from infection with the hepatitis A virus (HAV). It can range in severity from a mild illness lasting a few weeks to a severe illness lasting several months. Hepatitis A is usually spread when a person eats food contaminated with a small amount of feces. A person can also get hepatitis A from touching objects, food, or drinks contaminated by the feces of an infected person.